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Carte: Daniel Cristea-Enache – Literatura de azi

Posted on June 12, 2013 by admin

Am avut multe motive sa citesc imediat ce am avut ocazia cartea lui Daniel Cristea-Enache ‘Literatura de azi’ cu subtitlul ‘Di@loguri pe net’ (ortografia originala, desigur, din toate punctele de vedere), aparuta acum cateva saptamani la POLIROM. In primul rand … Continue reading →

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screen and stage (Film: Le prenom – 2012)

Posted on June 9, 2013 by admin

‘Le prenom’ translated in English in the Shakespearean ‘What’s in a Name’ is even more than an adaptation, it is almost filmed theater. Excepting the introduction which is funny but has little to do with the film and the final … Continue reading →

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‘based on a true story’ does not really make a true film (Film: All Good Things – Ryan Gosling, 2010)

Posted on June 7, 2013 by admin

‘All Good Things’ is the only big screen feature film made until now by director Andrew Jarecki, who seems to have been involved previously with documentary movies, and we can feel this. Although he had for this movie at hands … Continue reading →

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moral ambiguilty (Film: The Bow, Kim Ki-duk, 2005)

Posted on June 2, 2013 by admin

‘The Bow’ comes in the work of prolific Kim Ki-duk immediately after a series of three wonderful films – ‘Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter … and Spring’, ‘Samaritan Girl’ and ‘3-Iron’ and a few year after his other masterpiece ‘The Isle’. … Continue reading →

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fragments of the endless performance of life (Film: Holy Motors – Leo Carax, 2012)

Posted on June 1, 2013 by admin

‘Holy Motors’ is a very unusual film and I am not surprised that some people had a hard time coping with its structure and apparent lack of story. It is much closer in some moments with a piece of video … Continue reading →

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rewind on Star Trek (Film: Star Trek, J. J. Abrams – 2009)

Posted on May 29, 2013 by admin

As everybody is bracing for the second series of the new Star Trek series, I realized this is the right moment to see the first episode which somehow I missed a few years ago. I am a fan of the … Continue reading →

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somnul decentei naste monstri (Carte: Doina Rusti – Mamica la doua albastrele)

Posted on May 28, 2013 by admin

Felul in care este scrisa ‘Mamica la doua albastrele’ are multe elemente din romanele ‘de tensiune’. Aproape ca as putea spune ca aceasta carte a Doinei Rusti aparuta in colectia “Ego.Proza” a editurii Polirom, 2013 si-ar putea gasi locul si … Continue reading →

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the distructive power of love (Film: Pozitia copilului – Calin Peter Netzer, 2013)

Posted on May 23, 2013 by admin

With Pozitia Copilului (Child’s Pose)  the Romanian cinema seems to complete a cycle that started almost a decade ago with Moartea Domnului Lazarescu (The Death of Mr. Lazarescu). The path was marked by a number of prizes at important cinema … Continue reading →

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O lectura socanta (Carte: Horia Bozdoghina – Antisemitismul lui A.C.Cuza in politica romaneasca)

Posted on May 19, 2013 by admin

Marturisesc ca am fost socat in multe momente ale lecturii cartii istoricului clujean Horia Bozdoghina ‘Antisemitismul lui A.C.Cuza in politica romaneasca’ aparuta la Editura Curtea Veche in colectia ‘Istorie si politica’. Istoria antisemitismului romanesc este departe de a-mi fi straina, … Continue reading →

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a straight backward film (Film: 5×2 – Francois Ozon, 2004)

Posted on May 12, 2013 by admin

Having liked the last film of Francois Ozon (‘Dans la maison‘) as well as some of his previous work I jumped on the opportunity of seeing one of his earlier works screened at the local cinematheque. ‘5×2’ is based on … Continue reading →

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